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Home Team will be decided by coin toss.

Thursday, July 5

Welcome to KIBT from the organizing committee

Welcome to the 45th Annual Kamloops International Baseball Tournament sponsored by our title sponsor, Sussex Insurance. Our tournament continues to see wonderful support offered by the local community and we’re excited to have six high caliber teams participating who will play some thrilling semi-professional baseball right here in Kamloops.

A big thank you goes out to our volunteers who work tirelessly to put together this weekend and to our supporters and sponsors, because this tournament doesn’t happen without them. Enjoy all of the action, drama, and excitement of the weekend!

Play Ball!

GAME 1: 11:00am

Northwest Honkers vs.

Everett Merchants

GAME 2: 3:00pm

Seattle Studs vs.

Seattle Selects

GAME 3: 7:00pm

Kamloops Sun Devils vs.

Redmond Dudes

Friday, July 6 GAME 4: 11:00am

Everett Merchants vs.

Redmond Dudes

GAME 5: 3:00pm

Seattle Studs vs.

Northwest Honkers

GAME 6: 7:00pm

– Wayne Harper, President KIBT

Kamloops Sun Devils vs.

Seattle Selects

Saturday, July 7 GAME 7: 11:00am

"KIBT is a strong supporter of Kamloops Minor Baseball and its programming. Having an elite tournament being played right in our backyard gives our young athletes something to aspire to down the road while at the same time providing a great fan base for the future. It truly is a win-win for baseball in Kamloops."

– Sean Wandler, Executive Director, Kamloops Minor Baseball “We are excited about partnering with KIBT! We’ve worked hard on showing our support to the baseball community. I have friends and family members who all play and we see how the sport brings people together.”

– Kent Taylor, Owner of Sussex Insurance Kamloops International Baseball Tournament

Seattle Selects vs.

Northwest Honkers

GAME 8: 3:00pm

Kamloops Sun Devils vs.

Everett Merchants

GAME 9: 7:00pm

Seattle Studs vs.

Redmond Dudes

Sunday, July 8 SEMI FINAL GAME 10: 10:00am

2nd place team vs.

3rd place team

FINAL GAME 11: 2:00pm

1st place team vs.

Winner of game 10

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Teams compete for prize money and the Gary Cameron Memorial Trophy.

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This Kamloops Sun Devils baseball program is made up of players aged 18 to 30+. The Sun Devils won their first Provincial Championship in over 25 years against long time rival Langley Blaze in a thrilling 16-inning game from a walk off single by Adam Halland. The Sun Devils represented British Columbia in the Senior Men’s Nationals in Chatham New Brunswick in 2015, winning a Bronze Medal.

Coach Harold Pyatte has been involved with elite summer collegiate baseball for nearly 50 years! His 1988 team won the NBC World Series and in 2005 the National Baseball Congress recognized him for his lifetime achievements by electing him to their Hall of Fame. Throughout the years, several former players have gone onto play in the major leagues as well as countless others who have been drafted and signed professional contracts.

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Northwest Honkers

Seattle Studs

The Honkers is a team built with a culture that allows young baseball players to thrive as well as former collegiate players to continue on their career in baseball.

The Honkers look forward each year to improve both on and off the field as well as to continue to competitively participate in the Pacific International League.

The Studs traditionally participate in tournaments in Kelowna, Kamloops, Grand Forks at in the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita. The Seattle Tacoma Cheney Studs team tradition for 57 years has been a mix of current college players with exprofessional players, making us an experienced baseball team that competes hard in every game and is very entertaining to watch and follow.

The Northwest Honkers Organization was founded in 2010 by a group of former collegiate baseball players originally from the Seattle area. A simple passion for the game along with the urge to continue to compete at a high level drove the idea to put together the Honkers Organization.

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Founded in 1954 by Ben Cheney of Cheney Lumber Company in Tacoma, the Seattle Tacoma Cheney Studs are one of the most tenured amateur baseball organizations in the country. More than 100 former and active professional baseball players have donned the Seattle Tacoma Cheney Studs uniform.

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Seattle Selects

Redmond Dudes

Established in 2005, Seattle Select Baseball Club started with one team but is now comprised of approximately fifteen to twenty teams ages 9U thru 18U. Although we are based out of the North Seattle area, we have players from all over the Puget Sound region on our teams. It is our mission to teach the game of baseball and create an environment where young baseball players can work to achieve their dreams of playing college or professional baseball.

The Redmond Dudes were formed in an effort to fulfill a need within the Redmond community and Greater Seattle area for a collegiate-level baseball team. We offer the highest level of competition available to amateur players.

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Our coaches work to achieve this by playing in highly competitive leagues and tournaments and when possible, showcases for our older players.

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The Redmond Dudes also focus on supporting Redmond’s premier attractions, events, and locations such as Hartman Park, Redmond Town Center, and Derby Days. Baseball players from around the Northwest have found a home during the summer months with the Redmond Dudes since its formation in 2013.

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